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ERANKLIN'W. BnooKsQor NEwYonK, N. rY.

.illitters Patent No. 104,701, .dated-fame 28, 1870.

IMPRQVEMENT in STAMP-cancrxnnns.

. The Schedulereferrd to in theseiletter Patent and making part of the same.

I, Fnanmnn W.,Bnoons, of the city, county, and State lof New York, have invented a` new and im- :prved Devlcefor Securing and Canceling Revenue Stamps,S.eals, or other securities, of which inventionV the following is a specification.

Nature 'and Objects of .the Invention. To prevent Athe fradulent reuse-of revenue stamps,

I employ an annular piate, which is to be permanently' v attached tothe barrel, or other package. and is provided with spring 'catches adapted to secure a toothed cap-platen such a manner that the said cap-plate must be rotated before it can be removed from the fixed annular plate. The stamp being held Abetween the fixed annular plate and the'toothed cap-plate will be defaced and eiTeetuallyf-destroyed by the rotary movement of the latter, which is necessary before removing it, in order to gain access to'the bung.

Dcscriptioaof the Accompanying Drawing.

Figure 1 is a plan or top'view of the complete apparatus.

Figure-2 is an'under-side view of same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view representing the apparatis in position upon a stave and-over the hung of a cas Figure elisa plan or top View of the loweror permanent member with a central plate which. is applied within it,.as hereinafter described.

vIfigure 5 is an under-side view of the upper member or cap. y

Figure is a side elevation of the central plate to be applied within the annular permanentv plate.

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the cap-plate. A represents anannular plate, which may be permanently secured by screws, s s, or other means, to

`the bung-'stave S of abarrel around the bung T, so as not to obstruct the-approach to the bung-hole.

B is a movable plate, whichis not essential to -my invention, but which may be applied' over the bung 'l within the annular plate A, and secured froxnturnin g by means of one or more projecting lugs, b b, which engage in recesses, 1 1.1

O is a cap-pl te, formed with barbed talons or hasps,

c c, which, when the said cap-plate is placed in position, pass into recesses 2 2 in the annular plate and are seized by spring catches, D D.

The cap-plate C is provided on` its under or" inner 'face with projecting pins or teeth, 3, oi' any suitable form, adapted to puncture a stamp or seal, of paper or othermaterial, which is placed beneath it, .and between iti andthe plate B, if the latter be used.

The plate "B, when employed, may be'provided ou its upper side with similar teeth or pins, 4, to project upward through the stamp.. The saidfpiate may also be provided with concentric grooves, 5, to receive the points of the pins 3, and thecap-plate C may be provided with similar' grooves, G, 'to receive the points of the pins or teeth 4.

7 7 represent recesses 1u the annularplate A, through I which kthe hasps c c may pass and escape when the plateCis-rotated far enough to bring said hasps toI the aforesaid recesses. l

The- `cap-plate O is prefer. bly formed witha num ber of' apertures, 8, throughwhich the stamp may be viewed and inspected while the cap-plate 4is in posi- `tion.

At one'part, in iig. 4, willbe seen a number, the pins 4, arranged in an elliptical clust-er, within which some special detectingv marks will be plainly visible through one of the apertures 8 inthe cap-plate O when the latter. is'in position. i

EV represents a shield, which isprovided with apertures, 9, adapted to register with-the apertures 8 in the cap-plate O, and is applied to the said cap-plate so as to be capable of being rotated concentrically thereon, iu order to expose the stamp to view, or cover it for protection.

10 represents an aperture in the cap-plate intended to receive a suitable key, or wrench for turning it.

F, in iig. 3, and the'dotted outline in fig. 1, represent afreve'nue or other stamp.

rlhe under side of the annular plate A may be covered by a plate, H, to protect the catches D; a part of this plate is omitted-in iig. 2, in order to show one of the catches.

Operation. The annular plate A being permanently fixed vto a barrearound the bung-hole thereof hy any etlicient means, the plate B, which may also be of annular form', (if used,) is applied over-the bung 'l within.. the permanent annular plate A. The stamp F is then applied over the plates A B, its edges being stuck to the barrel, if desired, and its center secured by-a washer, G, and screw, g. Thecap-plate C is then pia'ced over the stamp, the haspsbeing caught and securely held by the spring catches I). The pins or teeth 3 and 4 are thus caused to puncture the stamp from above and below. Y

The apertures 8 permit the inspection of the stamp at any time, and the Iwhole stamp, or any special detect-ing portion thereof, having been photographed by the authority issuing' it, and such photographic representation being kept with the number of the stamp for identification, a certain means will be hereby provided for proving the genuineness of any stamp found with such number.

It will now-be seen that, inasmuch as the bu'ng is covered by the cap-plate C, and by the plate B, (if

this he used,) and as the cap-plete is prevented, by the nature of' the fastcuings, from coming out in the Way .it Went in, the only Way to gain access to the bung will be by turning the cap-plate until the hasps cc come to the recesses 7 i', through which the said` lmsps will pass freely, thus allowing the sappiate tcbe withdrawn without violence, but, in thus turning` the cap-plete, the stamp F will be so torn by the pins 3 as to be yutterly destroyed and rendered incapable of further use.

2 cial detecting marks on: the stampAwhicl1-areintended -to he photographed, and also the special cluster of pins, which insure the destruction of such inthis 7case erture. n A A l"he apparatus is intended for anyy governmental or I y part, being located to correspond with ythe central apprivate use, for which it may beadapted, to secure stamps, seals, or any analagous documents or securities, from removal from any object to which they may be applied, without such destruction or defaeeinent as `1will preclude 'the possibility of their reuse.

For securing revenue stamps, it is intended to 'he applied to the sides of barrels to secure the hung, to the heads to secure the spigot apertures thereof, and to tobacco-boxes, and all other packages Where it may be used to secure stamps that protect hoops encircling,r such packages.

.An application for a'patent filed by me on the 30th of March, 1870, describes-a device which, when once applied, cannot be removed without either destroying the cap or protector, or moving it in such a way as to cancel and deface the stamp that it is designed to 'secure., I, therefore, do not claim such a device broadly under this application.

A Claims.

Witnesses:

JAS; MELDRUM, JAS. L. EWIN.

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